Japan Luggage Forwarding Cost

In Japan you can send your suitcases ahead and travel with a day bag. Choose where they're going, how many bags and how big, and your date to see the cost, the last day to send them and where to drop them off, from Yamato Transport's official fare table.

Yamato TA-Q-BIN fares in effect since October 1, 2025 · checked October 2026
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Your bagsSize = height + width + depth. A heavy bag moves up a size.
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    Prices are Yamato's cash prices including tax. Counters set their own daily cut-off times.

    How to use

    1. 1. Choose where the bags are goingHotel to airport, hotel to hotel, or airport to hotel when you land.
    2. 2. Choose the placesThe fare depends on the area you send from and the area it goes to.
    3. 3. Enter the bags and their sizeAdd height + width + depth. A heavy bag moves up a size.
    4. 4. Enter your dateYour flight date, your check-in date, or the day you land.

    What it costs: Yamato's table

    Cash prices including tax. To an airport, add the ¥660 airport fee per bag. Sending from Narita, Haneda or Kansai airport adds a ¥660 counter fee.

    Size is the total of height + width + depth, or the weight class if that is larger: size 120 is up to 15 kg, 160 up to 25 kg, 180 and 200 up to 30 kg. The limit is 200 cm and 30 kg.

    From → to (per bag)Size 120Size 160Size 200
    Tokyo area → Tokyo area¥2,040¥3,020¥4,470
    Tokyo area → Kyoto / Osaka¥2,170¥3,160¥5,410
    Tokyo area → Hokkaido or Kyushu¥2,610¥3,630¥6,540
    Tokyo area → Okinawa¥3,360¥4,680¥8,860

    Sources: Yamato fare table from October 1, 2025 (Japanese PDF), Yamato size classes (Japanese), Yamato FAQ: airport and counter fees

    When to send it

    • To an airport: at least 2 days before your flight (3 days from some areas). It reaches the airport the day before, and you pick it up at the counter on your flight day.
    • You need a flight from that airport on the pick-up day, and the flight can be up to 10 days after you send it.
    • To a hotel: at least 2 days before check-in (3 days for far places). The hotel's front desk must be able to receive it.
    • From the airport when you land: usually the next day, or in 2 days. Same-day delivery exists only from some airports to some areas.

    Sources: Yamato: Airport TA-Q-BIN (Japanese), Yamato FAQ: cut-off date, Yamato FAQ: sending to accommodation, JNTO: luggage delivery

    FAQ

    How much does it cost to send a suitcase in Japan?

    With Yamato, a size 160 suitcase (up to 160 cm and 25 kg) costs ¥3,020 within the Tokyo area and ¥3,160 from Tokyo to Osaka, cash with tax. Sending to an airport adds ¥660 per bag.

    How many days before my flight do I send luggage to the airport?

    At least 2 days before, or 3 days from some areas. It arrives the day before your flight and you collect it at the airport counter on your flight day.

    Can I send luggage from a convenience store?

    Yes, at 7-Eleven and FamilyMart (Yamato) for suitcases up to size 160. Bigger bags go from a Yamato office or a hotel that works with Yamato.

    Can I send luggage to an Airbnb?

    Only if someone is there to receive it. Unstaffed rentals can't take deliveries.

    Can I send luggage from the airport to my hotel the same day?

    From Haneda to hotels in Tokyo's 23 wards if you drop it off by 11:00, from Narita to Tokyo by 10:30, and from Kansai Airport to parts of Osaka and Kyoto by 12:30 (JAL ABC). Otherwise it arrives the next day or later.

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